Revised Closing Date: All quotes must be received not later than Closing Date: June 4, 2010 10:00 AM PST No extensions will be granted. Award Evaluation Factors Contractor must have demonstrated experience in the development of and deployment in multiple HEAT conditions. The contractor shall support the Training Program with the capability to analyze the intelligence, environmental conditions, refine and follow operational Tactics Techniques and Procedures (TTP’s), instruction training. The contractor must provide the capability to address the following in logical order sequence: 1. Award Evaluation Factors are as follows: 5.0.1 General climbing and tactical equipment maintenance 3. Classroom and practical application 4. Cold weather effects on weapons cameras and electronics 5.0.2 Adhere to operational security concerns 2. All training will include operational security concerns 5.0.3 Altitude acclimation theory to include individuals, weapons and operational gear at approximately 7,000 to 11,500 ft 3. Classroom with practical evolution. 4. Acclimatizing to high altitude 5.0.4 Alpine gear familiarization and uses 3. Classroom and practical application 4. Ropes, cold weather clothing, snow axes, shovels, anchors, and safety equipment. 5.0.5 Field hygiene considerations at altitude 4. Blister management 5. Frostbite 6. Snow blinding 5.0.6 Tactical movement at altitude 4. Classroom and practical application 5. Moving with rope teams 6. Crossing vertical obstacles 5.0.7 Effects of cold environmental medicine 4. Classroom instruction 5. Drugs available for high altitude sickness 6. Side effects of treatment 5.0.8 Physical effects of working at 7,000 to 11,500 ft altitude 3. Classroom and practical application 4. Signs and symptoms 5.0.9 High altitude cold environmental medicine 3. Classroom instruction 4. Treatment 5.0.10 Communications concerns at altitude 3. Classroom and practical application 4. Considerations for SATCOM and HF COMMS in mountainous terrain 5.0.11 Emergency equipment and use (beacons and trackers, weather/terrain gauges and instruments) 3. Classroom instruction 4. Avalanche beacons and blue force trackers 5.0.12 Train SEAL Troops during unit level training (ULT) with basic mountaineering skills. 5.1 Climbing Fundamentals 5.1.1 Ropes 4. Static and dynamic 5. Care and maintenance 6. Uses and application 5.1.2 Knots 2. All knots needed to conduct training safely 5.1.3 Harnesses 3. Inspections of all harnesses during training to ensure safety 4. Uses and application 5.1.3 Runners 3. Knots used for runners 4. Uses and application 5.1.4 Carabineers 3. Locking and non-locking 4. Uses and application 5.1.5 Belaying 3. Safe belaying procedures and verbiage 4. Safety check 5.1.6 Anchors 4. Inspecting anchors 5. Tree, snow and rock anchors 6. Uses of Cams and nut 5.1.7 Communication 2. Verbal commands and hand signals 5.1.8 River and Stream Crossing 3. High line and low line crossing 4. Safety checks and considerations 5.1.9 Tyrolean traverses 3. River and canyon horizontal crossings 4. Safety checks and considerations 5.1.10 High angle rescue 3. Raising and lowering personnel and equipment 4. Safety checks and consideration 5.2 Alpine Rescue 5.2.1 Patient carry technique 3. Methods for moving patients 4. Vertical and horizontal obstacles 5.2.2 Avalanche safety 3. Concerns and consideration 4. Slope evaluation 5.2.3 Search methods 2. Online down hill 5.2.4 Snow stability 3. Snow layers 4. Unstable snow layers 5.2.5 Avalanche beacons 2. Basic familiarization 5.2.6Avalanche survival 4. Equipment configuration 5. Personnel spacing 6. Where to cross hazardous terrain 5.2.7 Avalanche hazards 3. Predicting avalanches 4. Seasonal concerns Government Provided 5.3 Mountaineering Equipment 5.3.1 Clothing 2. Cold weather clothing familiarization 5.3.2 Footwear 4. Cold weather boots 5. Socks 6. Blisters 5.3.3 Snowshoes 2. Snowshoe familiarization 5.3.4 Ropes 3. Maintenance and care 4. Inspecting all ropes used in training 5.3.5 Belays devices 2. Setup and uses 5.3.6 Packs 3. Backpack familiarization 4. Packing 5.3.7 Stoves 3. Cartage and fuel stoves 4. Stove safety 5.3.8 Stove fuels 3. Types of fuel 4. Stove cleaning 5.3.9 Crampons 3. Crampon familiarization 4. Storage and packing 5.3.10 Anchor systems 4. Types of anchors (Snow, rock and tree) 5. Use of runners 6. Inspection of anchors 5.3.11 Sleeping systems 3. Sleeping bag familiarization 4. Will include tents and bivy sacks 6.0 Contractor Qualifications Execution of the major elements of this contract listed above require personnel with many years of demonstrated experience in the development of TTP’s and deployment in multiple environmental conditions, and background in operations in steep/technical terrain, to meet the mission critical elements. The skills required under the scope of this contract include but are not limited to the following: 1. Demonstrated tactical expertise in operations and field craft in harsh and adverse environmental conditions in high altitude and vertical terrain. To demonstrate knowledge and technical capability, offerors are required to submit proof of successful completion of two (2) projects similar in scope with their bid. This expertise must be validated by past performance on current and past SOCOM component activities and other partners within the last three (3) years. 2. Personnel with at least twenty (20) years of operational experience. 3. Personnel with appropriate technical degrees, experience and demonstrated U.S. Government sponsored operational training qualifications to include technical deployment, field, craft, firearms and personal security. 4. Demonstrated equipment research and testing along with associated training SOCOM component personnel in the areas of tactical mountain warfare operations in steep/mountainous terrain 5. Personnel must have at a minimum, active or eligible for SECRET Clearances. Top Secret Clearances preferred.

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